Week 1

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

Position is upright, palms facing outward, used to standardize the way we describe anatomical structures

Question 2

Terms to describe “front”

Answer 2

Anterior and ventral

Question 3

Terms to describe “rear”

Answer 3

Posterior and dorsal

Question 4

Terms to describe “towards head”

Answer 4

Superior, cranial and cephalic

Question 5

Terms to describe “towards tail”

Answer 5

Inferior and CAUDAL

Question 6

Two divisions of body cavities

Answer 6

Ventral and dorsal

Question 7

Three ventral cavtities

Answer 7

Thoracic, abdominal and pelvic

Question 8

Two dorsal cavities

Answer 8

Cranial and spinal

Question 9

Significance of diaphragm to body cavity regions

Answer 9

It is the muscle and divides the ventral and dorsal cavities

Question 10

Name the organs in the mediastinum

Answer 10

Heart, thymus, trachea and esophagus

Question 11

Type of epithelial membrane that lines the visceral organs

Answer 11

Serous membrane

Question 12

Outer serous membrane

Answer 12

Parietal membrane

Question 13

Inner serous membrane

Answer 13

Visceral

Question 14

Serous membrane that lines the heart

Answer 14

Pericardium

Question 15

Serous membrane that lines the lungs

Answer 15

Pleura

Question 16

Serous membrane that lines the liver

Answer 16

Peritoneum

Question 17

Fluid that fills cavities

Answer 17

Serous fluids

Question 18

Right side regions of abdominal area from

Answer 18

Right hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, right iliac region

Question 19

Middle regions of abdominal area

Answer 19

Epigastric region, umbilical region and hypogastric region

Question 20

Left side regions of abdominal area

Answer 20

Left hypochondriac region, left lumbar region and left iliac region